Palettes / Colors / #EBE185

#EBE185 — Light Yellow

#EBE185 is a yellow color we call Light Yellow, closest to the named color Khaki (#F0E68C). It belongs to the yellow family.

#EBE185 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #848EEB; it also sits naturally between #EBAD84 and #C2EB84. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 88% · Blue 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 43% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #EBE185

.text { color: #EBE185; }
.background { background-color: #EBE185; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBE185; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 225, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 72%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBE185; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 225, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBE185; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 225, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBE185">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBE185">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBE185

Tints of #EBE185

Tones of #EBE185

Color harmonies

Complementary — #848EEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #EBE185: #000000.

How #EBE185 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #EBE185 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBE185?

#EBE185 is Light Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 235, 225, 133). Its closest standard named color is Khaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBE185?

#EBE185 is RGB 235, 225, 133 — HSL 54°, 72%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 43%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBE185?

Its complement is #848EEB; analogous partners are #EBAD84 and #C2EB84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBE185 for text?

Black text on #EBE185 has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.